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Definitions

  1. 1. history
  2. 2. annals
  3. 3. title of an official historian in ancient China

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Words Containing 史

史无前例
shǐ wú qián lì

unprecedented in history

历史
lì shǐ

history

一部二十四史,不知从何说起
yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ

It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.

中国小说史略
zhōng guó xiǎo shuō shǐ lüe4

Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

中国历史博物馆
zhōng guó lì shǐ bó wù guǎn

Museum of Chinese History

二十五史
èr shí wǔ shǐ

twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)

二十四史
èr shí sì shǐ

the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century

五代史
wǔ dài shǐ

History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[xuē jū zhèng] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[běi sòng], 150 scrolls

以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn

to learn from history (idiom)

修订历史
xiū dìng lì shǐ

revision history (of a document, web page etc)

儒林外史
rú lín wài shǐ

The Scholars, Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓[wú jìng zǐ], an extended satire on the Imperial Examination system

元史
yuán shǐ

History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[sòng lián] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls

北史
běi shǐ

History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[lǐ yán shòu] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls

南史
nán shǐ

History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[lǐ yán shòu] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls

古代史
gǔ dài shǐ

ancient history

古史
gǔ shǐ

ancient history

史上
shǐ shàng

in history

史丹佛
shǐ dān fó

Stanford (University)

史丹福大学
shǐ dān fú dà xué

Stanford University

史丹顿岛
shǐ dān dùn dǎo

Staten Island, borough of New York City

史传
shǐ zhuàn

historical biography

史传小说
shǐ zhuàn xiǎo shuō

historical novel

史册
shǐ cè

annals

史前
shǐ qián

prehistory

史前人
shǐ qián rén

prehistoric man

史前古器物
shǐ qián gǔ qì wù

prehistoric artifacts

史努比
shǐ nǔ bǐ

Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)

史卓
shǐ zhuó

Straw (name)

史奴比
shǐ nú bǐ

Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)

史威士
shǐ wēi shì

Schweppes (soft drinks company)

史学
shǐ xué

historiography

史学家
shǐ xué jiā

historian

史官
shǐ guān

scribe

史家
shǐ jiā

historian

史密斯
shǐ mì sī

Smith (name)

史实
shǐ shí

historical fact

史思明
shǐ sī míng

Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[ān lù shān], participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[ān shǐ zhī luàn]

史提夫·贾伯斯
shǐ tí fū · jiǎ bó sī

Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.

史料
shǐ liào

historical material or data

史普尼克
shǐ pǔ ní kè

Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite

史景迁
shǐ jǐng qiān

Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The Search for Modern China 追尋現代中國|追寻现代中国[zhuī xún xiàn dài zhōng guó]

史书
shǐ shū

history book

史氏蝗莺
shǐ shì huáng yīng

(bird species of China) Styan's grasshopper warbler (Locustella pleskei)

史沫特莱
shǐ mò tè lái

Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side

史泰博
shǐ tài bó

Staples Inc., US office supply store

史特劳斯
shǐ tè láo sī

Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer

史特龙
shǐ tè lóng

Stallone (name)

史称
shǐ chēng

to be known to history as

史籀篇
shǐ zhòu piān

Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[dà zhuàn], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王[zhōu xuān wáng] but probably dating from c. 500 BC

史籍
shǐ jí

historical records

史臣
shǐ chén

official in charge of public records

史莱姆
shǐ lái mǔ

slime (loanword)

史蒂夫
shǐ dì fū

Steve (male name)

史蒂夫·乔布斯
shǐ dì fū · qiáo bù sī

Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.

史蒂文
shǐ dì wén

Steven, Stephen (name)

史蒂文斯
shǐ dì wén sī

Stephens

史蒂芬·哈珀
shǐ dì fēn · hā pò

see 斯蒂芬·哈珀[sī dì fēn · hā pò]

史观
shǐ guān

historical point of view

史记
shǐ jì

Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[sī mǎ qiān], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ]

史诗
shǐ shī

an epic

史诗性
shǐ shī xìng

epic

史诗般
shǐ shī bān

epic

史迪威
shǐ dí wēi

Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India in World War II

史黛西
shǐ dài xī

Stacy (name)

名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ

lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

哲学史
zhé xué shǐ

history of philosophy

回顾历史
huí gù lì shǐ

to look back at history

国史
guó shǐ

national history

地史
dì shǐ

earth history

太史令
tài shǐ lìng

grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

太史公
tài shǐ gōng

Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[sī mǎ qiān] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[shǐ jì]

安史之乱
ān shǐ zhī luàn

An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[ān lù shān] and 史思明[shǐ sī míng], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty

宋史
sòng shǐ

History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[tuō tuō] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[yuán], 496 scrolls

布莱克史密斯
bù lái kè shǐ mì sī

Blacksmith (name)

厂史
chǎng shǐ

factory history

廿四史
niàn sì shǐ

twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)

御史
yù shǐ

imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)

思想史
sī xiǎng shǐ

intellectual history

提学御史
tí xué yù shǐ

superintendent of education (formal title)

政治史
zhèng zhì shǐ

political history

文化史
wén huà shǐ

cultural history

文史
wén shǐ

literature and history

文学史
wén xué shǐ

history of literature

文明小史
wén míng xiǎo shǐ

Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[lǐ bó yuán] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[lǐ bǎo jiā] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[bā guó lián jūn]

新五代史
xīn wǔ dài shǐ

Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls

新元史
xīn yuán shǐ

New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞[kē shào mín] in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ]

明史
míng shǐ

History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[zhāng tíng yù] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls

时间简史
shí jiān jiǎn shǐ

\A Brief History of Time\ by Stephen Hawking

有史以来
yǒu shǐ yǐ lái

since the beginning of history

李维史陀
lǐ wéi shǐ tuó

Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist

正史
zhèng shǐ

the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories

历史上
lì shǐ shàng

historical

历史久远
lì shǐ jiǔ yuǎn

ancient history

历史事件
lì shǐ shì jiàn

historical incident

历史人物
lì shǐ rén wù

historical person

历史剧
lì shǐ jù

historical drama

历史博物馆
lì shǐ bó wù guǎn

historical museum

历史唯物主义
lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì

historical materialism (Marx's theory of history)

历史学
lì shǐ xué

history

历史学家
lì shǐ xué jiā

historian

历史家
lì shǐ jiā

historian

历史性
lì shǐ xìng

historic

历史悠久
lì shǐ yōu jiǔ

long-established

历史意义
lì shǐ yì yì

historic significance

历史成本
lì shǐ chéng běn

historic cost (accounting)

历史新高
lì shǐ xīn gāo

all-time high

历史时期
lì shǐ shí qī

historical period

历史沿革
lì shǐ yán gé

historical development

历史版本
lì shǐ bǎn běn

historical version; a previous version (of an app, document etc)

历史背景
lì shǐ bèi jǐng

historical background

历史观点
lì shǐ guān diǎn

historical standpoint

历史遗产
lì shǐ yí chǎn

heritage; historical legacy

历史遗迹
lì shǐ yí jì

historic site

历史重演
lì shǐ chóng yǎn

history repeats itself

清代通史
qīng dài tōng shǐ

General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山|萧一山[xiāo yī shān]

清史列传
qīng shǐ liè zhuàn

Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls

清史稿
qīng shǐ gǎo

Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[zhào ěr xùn] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls

清史馆
qīng shǐ guǎn

office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty

现代史
xiàn dài shǐ

modern history

当代史
dāng dài shǐ

contemporary history

病史
bìng shǐ

medical history

科学史
kē xué shǐ

history of science

简史
jiǎn shǐ

a brief history

编年史
biān nián shǐ

annals

罗曼史
luó màn shǐ

romance (loanword)

美术史
měi shù shǐ

history of art

自然史
zì rán shǐ

natural history (i.e. botany and zoology)

旧五代史
jiù wǔ dài shǐ

History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[xuē jū zhèng] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[běi sòng], 150 scrolls

艾格尼丝·史沫特莱
ài gé ní sī · shǐ mò tè lái

Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side

葛兰素史克
gě lán sù shǐ kè

GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company

艺术史
yì shù shǐ

art history

血史
xuè shǐ

history written in blood

血泪史
xuè lèi shǐ

(fig.) history full of suffering

讲史
jiǎng shǐ

historical tales

近代史
jìn dài shǐ

modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)

近现代史
jìn xiàn dài shǐ

modern history and contemporary history

通史
tōng shǐ

narrative history

辽史
liáo shǐ

History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[tuō tuō] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[yuán], 116 scrolls

野史
yě shǐ

unofficial history

金史
jīn shǐ

History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[tuō tuō] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[yuán], 135 scrolls

阿史那骨咄禄
ā shǐ nà gǔ duō lù

Ashina Qutlugh, personal name of 頡跌利施可汗|颉跌利施可汗[jié diē lì shī kè hán]

青史
qīng shǐ

annal

鲁史
lǔ shǐ

History of Kingdom Lu

党史
dǎng shǐ

history of the Party